Arrah vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Patiala.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 20-point (19%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 859 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 631 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).